A Neotropic Cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum) perched on a post in the bay behind the South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center, Texas, on July 11th,...
An immature Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) preening at the South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center on July 11th, 2025.
A Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) seen at the South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center, Texas on July 11th, 2025.
We’re spending a few days down on the Gulf coast so I got up early (too early, as it happens – sunrise is currently more than an hour earlier...
Apparently today is National Puffin Day so here’s a picture of an Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) I took in Scotland back in July 2014 during...
As usual when I’m up in New Mexico, I took a camera along on my evening walk yesterday and grabbed a few local scenes. High desert flora is fascinating...
Let’s leave space hardware for a while. Here’s a shot I grabbed while out for a walk shortly after sunrise on Monday morning. There were a couple...
We’ll stay with Alaskan wildlife today. Here’s a sea otter that popped its head up to say hello then smiled at our boat as we cruised past...
I broke out the macro equipment on Sunday afternoon to play with some of the automated focus bracketing and stacking modes in the OM-1. While taking pictures...
Deer are a common sight in these parts and, as more of the area is developed, we see more and more on our (still pretty wild) lot. Earlier this week, this...
A male Ladder-Backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) seen at Pedernales Falls State Park near Johnson City, Texas.
Continuing my wander through the archives, here’s a female Ladder-Backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) seen at the Pedernales Falls State Park...
A male ladder-backed woodpecker (dryobates scalaris) seen in Pedernales Falls State Park near Johnson City, Texas.
This is another of my favourites from our trip to the Pedernales Falls State Park bird blind a couple of weekends ago. This is an adult male house finch...
Let’s finish this week of birds with one of the most commonly-seen (or, at least, most commonly noticed) central Texas birds. This is a male Northern...
A female ladder-backed woodpecked (Dryobates scalaris) seen at Pedernales Falls State Park, Texas on March 17th, 2018. I don’t know the mating habits...
A black-crested titmouse (baeolophus atricristatus) seen at Pedernales Falls State Park, Texas on March 17th, 2018.
A male house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) seen at Pedernales Falls State Park near Johnson City, Texas on March 17th, 2018.
We spent some time this weekend visiting the bird blind at Pedernales Falls State Park. While we were there, a few interesting visitors arrived including...
A red-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas) seen in the Rainmaker Forest Preserve near Quepos, Costa Rica.
